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A - Z of Childhood Illnesses |
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A
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abdominal pain,
abrasions or scratches,
acute glomerulonephritis,
addictions,
adenoids,
aids,
allergies,
anaemia,
anorexia,
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,
asthama,
autism
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B
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backache,
bed-wetting,
birth deformities and congenital abnormalities,
bites & stings,
bleeding,
bones, joints & muscle injuries,
bow legs & knock knees,
breathlessness,
bronchiolitis,
burns
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C
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cancer,
cerebral plasy,
chicken pox,
choking,
circumcision,
cleft lip & palate,
commom cold,
congenital heart disease,
constipation,
convulsions or fit,
cough,
croup,
crying,
cuts
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D E F
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dengue fever,
diabetes mellitus,
diphtheria,
down's syndrome,
earache & ear infections,
electric shock,
encephalitis,
eye problems,
fears,
flu,
foot problems
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G H I J K L
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german measles,
glands,
headache,
head injury,
hydrocephalus,
hypertension,
jaundice,
hepatitis,
joint disorders,
limp & pain in legs
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M N O
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malaria,
malnutrition,
measles,
meningitis,
menstrual problems,
mental retardation,
mouth-to-mouth breathing & cardiac massage,
mumps,
nephrotic syndrome,
nose-related problems,
obesity
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P Q R
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pneumonia,
poisoning,
poliomyelitis,
premature baby,
prolapse of the rectum,
rabies,
rheumatic fever,
rheumatoid arthiritis,
rickets
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S
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short child,
skin conditions,
sleep & sleep problems,
sore throat,
stammering,
stridor
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T
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teething,
tetanus,
thrush,
thumb sucking,
tics,
torticollis,
tracheoesophageal fistula,
tropical eosinophilia,
tuberculosis,
typhoid
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U V W X Y Z
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umbilical problems,
undescended testes,
urinary infection,
vaginal discharge,
vomiting,
wheezing,
whooping cough
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Some illneses are better taken care of using natural home made cures. Our resident doctor speaks of some of these remedies specifically for dairrhoea.
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DIMINISHED APPETITE
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If your childs appetite is diminished, encourage him to have small frequent drinks of any
liquid. He may prefer mother's milk, soup, juice, coconut water, dal water, barley water,
buttermilk or weak tea, with plain water in between. In general, rice preparations and
potatoes are better tolerated in diarrhoea. Khichdi (rice + dal) with curds is an excellent
combination. Banana is also good in diarrhoea.
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REMEDIES FOR DIARRHOEA & DEHYDRATION
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'Rice cunjee' and 'water, salt and sugar solution' are the most important 'medicines' for
treatment of diarrhoea and dehydration.
Rice cunjee is made by boiling a handful of rice powder with little water to make it into
thin liquid. To this add one level teaspoon of salt and more water to make it upto 1 litre
(5 glasses of 200 ml each).
Water, salt and sugar solution is made by taking one litre of water to which is added a level teaspoon of salt and 8 level teaspoon of sugar. In the absence of a proper measuring vessel, 1 litre of water can be measured with the help of a 500 ml milk bottle. Two such bottles provide 1000 ml i.e. 1 litre. Otherwise, take a 200 ml glass of water and add a pinch of salt and one teaspoon of sugar to it. To this solution, add fresh lime juice to taste.
This will provide the child potassium which is lost along with water and sodium salt.
The sugar in this solution helps in absorption of salt. (Rice also serves the same purpose
since once it is digested, it releases the required sugars.) Remember that salt is essential.
A solution of water and sugar will not serve the purpose. However, too much salt can be
harmful. The best way to safeguard against this risk is to taste the water and salt
solution before adding sugar to it. The solution should not taste more salty than tears.
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VOMITING
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Fortunately, vomitting associated with diarrhoea is mostly a transient phenomenon. If
the child vomits, wait for 10 minutes or a little longer and then start offering a few sips
or a few spoons of fluids mentioned above every 5 minutes. Do not be in a haste to start
giving medicines to check vomitting. These drugs can sometimes have quite annoying
side-effects. Instead, an older child may be allowed to suck on a little ice. It often helps.
Of course, if the vomitting persists, you should consult a doctor.
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